Brazilian featherweight star Marlon Sandro has not endured an ideal end to his 2010 campaign. On December 30, he was unable to defend his Sengoku featherweight title when he dropped a unanimous decision to challenger Hatsu Hioki ...

2010 was another banner year in mixed martial arts around the globe. Without further ado, here is the end of the year hardware (continued): Best Submission - Fabricio Werdum’s triangle armbar on Fedor Emelianenko (Strikeforce: Fedor vs...

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UFC 124 is officially in the books. It was a quality night of fights. As per usual, there was plenty of good, bad, and ugly to go around. Here are a few post-event thoughts and pontifications for you to attempt to digest: 1...

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ST. LOUIS: The weigh-ins for Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu have concluded this afternoon from inside the Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis. On their first attempts, 25 of the 26 fighters successfully made weight...

The following is a list of the top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in mixed martial arts as of the end of November 2010. I have also included five honorable mentions for those who are on the fringe of securing a spot on this coveted list...

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Welcome to the UFC 123 live blog! I, featured columnist Derek Bolender, will be your host for this evening's festivities. I am currently seated cageside inside the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan...

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DETROIT—The UFC 123 weigh-ins are officially in the books. All fighters safely made weight and we are now on the eve of Saturday's big event going down inside the Palace at Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan (Detroit suburb)...

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Nate Marquardt tried and failed on July 7, 2007. It was a late summer evening in Sacramento, California where he challenged for the UFC middleweight crown his first and only time against the resident divisional buzzsaw Anderson Silva...

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The UFC 121 event is officially a wrap after an exciting night of action from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. It was a fight card with a ton of hype coming in from the mainstream sports community, and it did not disappoint...

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Matchmaking in major MMA promotions is much more difficult than meets the eye. There are a laundry list of factors to consider by prominent matchmakers like Joe Silva (UFC), Sean Shelby (WEC) and Rich Chou (Strikeforce)...

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Welcome to the UFC 119 live blog. Featured Columnist Derek Bolender here. I will be your host throughout the evening providing round-by-round coverage of the event. Please follow along and post your comments below as the action unfolds...

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The UFC 119 weigh ins commenced today at 3:00 pm et (local time) in downtown Indianapolis. Conseco Fieldhouse, the home of the Indiana Pacers, played host to today’s festivities that were also open to the general public...

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